Memory phrase for the character: 隔

隔

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Meaning

to separate, to partition, in distance, delayed

Pronunciation

gé

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝(here: a wall), right: 鬲 pictograph of a cooking pot on a frame with support

Mnemonic
 
The 'hill' (= a wall is meant) and the pot should be separated by a distance.

Radicals

阝 hillThis radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
鬲 iron cauldron, earthen pot




 Vocabulary

间隔 jiàn gé  compartment; gap; interval; to divide
隔离 gé lí  to separate; to isolate
隔壁 gé bì  next door; neighbor
隔靴搔痒 gé xuē sāo yǎng  to completely miss the main point of a topic or argument (idiom)
睽隔 kuí gé  to be separated; to be parted (literary)
睽隔 kuí gé  

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